The lines drawn by fire and light stretched out in the air.
After the announcement, the Myriad Spirit Diagram still floated in the clouds, showing no signs of dissipating.
The entire battlefield at Huaguo Mountain had quietened down.
Not only the immortals, but even the monsters were quiet …
No one expected their king to announce that he had become the Celestial Thearch, the most noble existence in the Three Realms.
"Celestial Thearch …"
In Cloud Sky City, the Long Armed Ape Monkey said with a trembling voice, "Did I hear wrongly?"
Daji looked at the Great Golden-Winged Eagle who was bandaging his wounds, picked up a sword, and stabbed it.
"Ahhhh!"
Caught off guard, the Great Golden-Winged Eagle jumped in pain.
"His cries are so painful."
Daji said, "I don't think I heard wrongly."
The Great Golden-Winged Eagle wanted to cry.
The dark clouds surrounding Huaguo Mountain quickly dispersed, and the sky gradually became clear.
"Why did they retreat!?"
The Red Horse Monkey asked.
When they heard that Emperor Qing Hua had betrayed them, the gods of the Thunder Division went crazy and wanted to capture the monsters to threaten the Monkey King.
Why did they suddenly run?
"King's announcement must have frightened them," Daji said.
Although she didn't know what happened in the sky, the Monkey King called himself the Celestial Thearch, so something must have happened to the Jade Emperor.
This announcement was enough to crush the morale of the heavenly soldiers.
"What is that?"
Daji suddenly noticed an unusual scene in the distant sky.
A large amount of black aura rushed toward the brilliant Heavenly Palace, and the sky that had just cleared up became turbid again.
In the Heavenly Palace, the Monkey King slowly descended from the clouds.
Endless auspicious light surrounded him, as if he was born with the providence of the Three Realms.
In the huge Heavenly Palace, only a few immortals with nowhere to run were left.
But there were also important figures who stayed.
"Aren't you leaving?"
The Monkey King looked at the Queen Mother, a little surprised that she didn't leave.
The Queen Mother stood there. "I want to wait for His Majesty here."
The Monkey King looked into her eyes. Her appearance hadn't changed, but she seemed to have aged a lot.
"Don't worry, he will be back in a few decades, and his immortal body will recover."
After saying this, the Monkey King turned around and faced the South-Heaven Gate.
There was already a large amount of black gas surging over there.
"Hahahaha, from now on, this is the territory of my Demon Clan!"
It was a group of demons.
"Get out of the way! We're here to join the Great Sage!"
The demons excitedly charged into the Southern Heavenly Gate.
The fact that the Monkey King called himself the Heavenly Thearch was an unprecedented event in the history of the demon race.
The quick-witted demons immediately sought refuge in the sky, hoping to seize the opportunity to seize the benefits.
They rushed into the Heavenly Palace, laughing and snatching treasures from all directions.
"Freeze."
The Monkey King let out a cold snort, and a formless Heavenly Energy engulfed the Heavenly Palace.
The demons were unable to resist and were all immobilized.
They maintained their original postures, either grabbing the jewels on the ruins of the palace with their hands, or pouncing on the fairy, or … plucking weeds on the ground.
The Heavenly Palace was filled with treasures, but they weren't even willing to let go of the weeds.
"Do not cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace."
The Monkey King's voice sounded in the Heavenly Palace. "If you truly wish to join us, then report to the Flower Fruit Mountain."
He dispelled the immobilization technique.
The demons turned toward him with shock and rage.
One of the Demon Kings couldn't help but step forward.
"As a member of the Demon Clan, you've taken over the Heavenly Palace, how can you not share some of the treasures with us!?"
Another demon stepped forward. "The Jade Emperor has fallen. Without our help, how are you going to rule over the Three Realms?"
"That's right!"
The other demons chimed in.
"Fools."
Emperor Qing Hua sighed lightly.
The demons of this world were not civilized, so they were far less civilized than the demons of the Small World.
The Monkey King's expression darkened slightly in the face of criticism from his "brethren".
"I am the Celestial Thearch, not the Demon Emperor."
He said, "I was born from all living beings. There is no distinction between humans and demons in my heart."
The demons were all enraged upon hearing this. They couldn't believe what they were hearing.
"Monkey King, how can you be so selfish?
Are you going to betray the Demon Clan just because you've achieved meteoric success?!
"I will shoulder the burden of all living beings in the Three Realms."
The Monkey King raised his right hand. "What do you mean by betrayal?!"
Boundless immortal energy revolved around his right hand. The Monkey King formed a fist seal and launched it forward with a resounding boom.
In the next moment, countless demons flew out from the Southern Heavenly Gate and turned into a dazzling fiery light, falling down like meteors.
The Monkey King stood rooted to the spot and looked on as they plummeted down from the Heavenly Palace before making another announcement to the Three Realms.
"I will create the Heavenly Dao of Myriad Spirit. All immortals, buddhas, demons, and demons of the Three Realms shall not do as they please.
He paused momentarily. "They will be reduced to ashes."
The Myriad Spirit Diagram finally began to fade away as his voice trailed off.
Seeing this, the panicking immortals calmed down a little.
The rage in the Queen Mother's eyes was replaced by shock.
The Monkey King didn't seem to have any intention of giving up the Heavenly Palace to the Demon Clan. No wonder the Jade Emperor didn't explain anything to the immortals before his death.
Perhaps he had already predicted that the Monkey King wouldn't destroy the Heavenly Palace.
The jade seal in the Monkey King's hand suddenly emitted a faint light.
"I see. You're afraid of me."
The Monkey King looked at the jade seal and finally understood why it was resisting him. "The Myriad Spirit Diagram can coexist. I won't destroy you."
The jade seal hummed softly before turning into a ray of light and entering his body.
The Monkey King's body instantly emitted a boundless golden light.
This was the true form of a Celestial Emperor.
The immortals all walked over and prostrated themselves on the ground when they saw this.
"Great Sage."
Taiyin also prostrated herself on the ground. "Please spare the Moon Palace."
The reason why she hadn't left was because there were too many female immortals in the Moon Palace.
"I won't disturb you."
The Monkey King's voice was the same as always, but it seemed to be imbued with an indescribable sense of authority.
"Qing Hua, tell the immortals to return to their original positions."
"Understood."
Emperor Qing Hua clasped his hands in salute.
"Great Sage, now that the immortals have left, we'll probably have to find someone to manage the Heavenly Palace. This person …"
Emperor Qing Hua hesitated momentarily.
"I already have someone in mind."
The Monkey King turned to Zhen Yuan Daisen. "Great Immortal, where is the Donghua Emperor?"
"He has returned to the Ten Continents and Three Islands."
Zhen Yuan Daisen replied.
The Donghua Emperor had initially wanted to help the Monkey King, but the Monkey King had gone too far, so he could only depart.
"I'll go find him."
A streak of light shot forth from the Monkey King's body and flew toward the Ten Continents and Three Islands.
"A Worthy Younger Brother."
Zhen Yuan Daisen looked at the streak of light and said, "It's useless. Dong Hua is stubborn. You won't be able to convince him."
"I can."
However, the Monkey King was very confident.
There was no one in this world who was easier to persuade than the Donghua Emperor.
"Dong Hua is still not enough."
A thought flashed through the Monkey King's mind. Two more streaks of light descended from the sky toward the Aparagodānīya State and Flowerfruit Mountain.